I don’t know how many of you are anticipating Saturday as much as I am in Pennsylvania. Finally get to fish all the “homestreams”. I can not wait another day, but I have to. I will be at McMichaels Creek. Where are you going? If its a secret I understand. Good luck to all of you in your hunt for Trout.
Nick
Little Lehigh with the TU club.
I am truly ready to go this Saturday in SW PA. Yes I could have fished the DHALOs but too busy. This being Easter weekend and time off from work - I am ready to go. I already have the Jeep packed!
Good luck to all the PA fishers from
paflyfisher!
Being Easter weekend, I’m staying close to home. Since I live in Lancaster County, I will skip opening day this year to avoid the crowds and mayhem. My brother-in-law needs help with landscaping, and since he is always the first to help others, I’ll give him my opening day in return.
Hi Nick - Maybe I’ll bump into you! Been going there every opening day for over 20 years. It’s nice to see the same familiar faces and catch up on things…Ed
I usually skip the opener. I fish all year long, all the time so I figure I’ll leave that weekend and the fish to those adults and kids that live for it.
But I can’t wait for the season to open so I can legally fish all of those Class A stream sections that happen to be part of an Approved Trout water.
My goal this year is to fish 20 new streams, new to me that is. I have 18 to go!
I live in Potter County but will be traveling to Benton to fish on Fishing Creek. Different scenery and my brother has a camper right on the creek in Benton.
Ron
I fish all year around as well. I fished the local DHALOS through March and spent last week down in Viginia catching brookies, LMB and gills with my Mom.
To avoid the opening day crowds me and my step-son are heading to the Savage River in Maryland. I live near the DHALO on Pine Creek and will probably hit that Sunday evening. We’re going to hoping for a Western MD slam (brown, brook, rainbow, cutty) but will be happy to just be fishing.
Fish more, work less!
Please, somebody explain what you mean by “opening day”. Is there a season for fishing in your state?
Opening day- The day that Trout fishing reopens.
Here in Pa we have a closed season for trout fishing, except in special regulation areas and a few select streams. They stock the trout druing this time of season when it is closed.
I don’t think I can explain it too well, but I hope it helps.
Nick
Nick - You DO know that the McMichaels has a special regs section that is open year round…Ed
No I didn’t know that. I only fished there maybe 3 times. I just moved up here last year and mainly fished Martins Creek. Where is the special regulations area at? Thank you for letting me know.
Nick - Don’t know the names of most of the roads, but here goes: Take the Snydersville exit off Rt33 and head east. You’ll go past the prison and the old folks home - go till you reach a “T” intersection. Make a right and follow this road till you get to Turkey Hill Rd. Go straight through intersection and the C&R section will be on the right a few hundred yards down the road. There is a small stone parking lot put up by the county with nice signs stating such. The C&R section goes down to the golf course property. REALLY pretty water. If you cross the creek, there is a trail that follows the stream and makes access easy. Make sure you bring caddis patterns and sucker spawn. That creek has caddis hatches that are unbelievable! Enjoy…Ed
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I fished a private club last week in SW Pa. and got a couple of nice fish.
"You’ll go past the prison and the old folks home - "
Ed, That tickled my funny bone…Bob
all you fellow PA-ins good luck today wish I could join you all on the rivers but i cant.
It sucks up here all the rivers are still frozen over so there isnt much fishing to be had and the ice is to thin for ice fishing. oh well